Do Women Know Their Prepregnancy Weight?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prepregnancy weight may not always be known to women. A model was developed to estimate prepregnancy weight from measured pregnancy weight.

Methods

The model was developed and validated using participants from two studies (Project Viva, n = 301, model development; and Fit for Delivery [FFD], n = 401, model validation). Data from the third study (Programming Research in Obesity, Growth, Environment and Social Stressors [PROGRESS]), which included women from Mexico City, were used to demonstrate the utility of the newly developed model to objectively quantify prepregnancy weight.

Results

The model developed from the Project Viva study validated well with low bias (R²  = 0.95; y = 1.02x - 0.69; bias = 0.68 kg; 95% CI: -4.86 to 6.21). Predictions in w

SUBMITTER: Thomas DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834084 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature